--- title: Company leadership --- [![Transnova Logo](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/Transnova%20Logo.svg "Transnova Logo")](https://connect.transnova.co.za/?hsLang=en-gb) × ![logo](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/Transnova%20Logo.svg) - Solutions × ![Solutions Icon-1](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/Solutions%20Icon-1.svg) ### Solutions We provide supply chain solutions to solve your core business challenges. 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[About Transnova](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/who-we-are?hsLang=en-gb) [Leadership Team](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/leadership) [Careers](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/careers?hsLang=en-gb) - [Contact](https://connect.transnova.co.za/contact/south-africa?hsLang=en-gb) - Request a Demo ![Hamburger menu](https://143283649.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/143283649/Hamburger%20menu%20icon.svg) # Our Leadership Team Transnova was founded in 2012 by a team of supply chain professionals with decades of experience in the Southern African supply chain and logistics industry. Board of Directors Executive Committee #### Derek Thomas Chairman #### Derek Thomas Chairman   Derek is the Chairman of Transnova and a shareholder through the 51% acquisition of Transnova by Letsema Holdings in 2019. Derek is the current CEO of Letsema, a leading independent, black-owned diversified investment group that was founded by Isaac Shongwe in 1996. Derek is an experienced manager, consultant, and strategist and has served on multiple boards as a director and chairman, including two publicly listed companies.  [linkedin](https://linkedin.com) Employee Close Icon #### Eric Gower-Winter CEO and Co-Founder #### Eric Gower-Winter CEO and Co-Founder   As the former CEO of Barloworld Logistics Africa, Eric boasts extensive leadership and management skills with over 30 years’ experience in the supply chain and logistics industry. Eric has been closely involved with the redesign and implementation of some of South Africa’s largest Supply Chain networks. Eric is passionate about the design, implementation and management of transportation management solutions and believes that technology has a huge role to play in optimising transport networks. [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-gower-winter-6b26b9b8/) Employee Close Icon #### Carsten Schubert Director and Co-Founder #### Carsten Schubert Director and Co-Founder   Carsten is an experienced supply chain professional with over 20 years’ experience in the transport and logistics industry. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of transport optimisation having been closely involved in a number of leading Transport Management Systems (TMS) implementations across various industry sectors for clients that include Illovo Sugar, PPC Cement, Corobrik, Nike, Unilever, TWK Agri, Mars and Tiger Brands. [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carsten-schubert-0926076/) Employee Close Icon #### Neil Larkens Director and Co-Founder #### Neil Larkens Director and Co-Founder   Neil has over 20 years of experience in project management and solution implementations in the supply chain and logistics industry. Neil has been closely involved in the implementation of a number of Transport Management Systems across various industry groups. Neil’s primary role at Transnova is to lead the Solution Enablement team in solution design and implementation of client solutions. Neil is also responsible for product development and relationship management with key technology partners. [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-larkens-bb10a29/) Employee Close Icon #### Mpume Nkosi Director #### Mpume Nkosi Director   Mpume is a director of Transnova and leads and oversees the development of new strategic commercial opportunities for both Transnova and the Letsema Group. She has worked across multiple business areas, ranging from operations management to sales strategy and customer success for organisations in Africa, Europe and the United States. Mpume graduated with a BA Hons in Political Science from Wesleyan University (US) and holds an international MBA from the IE Business School. [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpume-nkosi-33719926/) Employee Close Icon #### Katlego Tlale Director #### Katlego Tlale Director   As Chief Financial Officer at Transnova, Katlego manages the Group’s finances across its different divisions and acquisitions, in concert with other members of the executive team. He plays an active role in the strategy and operations of Transnova. [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katlego-tlale-724ba334/) Employee Close Icon #### Eric Gower-Winter CEO and Co-Founder #### Eric Gower-Winter CEO and Co-Founder As the former CEO of Barloworld Logistics Africa, Eric boasts extensive leadership and management skills with over 30 years’ experience in the supply chain and logistics industry. Eric has been closely involved with the redesign and implementation of some of South Africa’s largest Supply Chain networks. Eric is passionate about the design, implementation and management of transportation management solutions and believes that technology has a huge role to play in optimising transport networks. Employee Close Icon #### Carsten Schubert Director: Sales & Operations and Co-Founder #### Carsten Schubert Director and Co-Founder Carsten is an experienced supply chain professional with over 20 years’ experience in the transport and logistics industry. He has a deep knowledge and understanding of transport optimisation having been closely involved in a number of leading Transport Management Systems (TMS) implementations across various industry sectors for clients that include Illovo Sugar, PPC Cement, Corobrik, Nike, Unilever, TWK Agri, Mars and Tiger Brands. nours (UKZN) Employee Close Icon #### Neil Larkens Director: Solution Enablement and Co-Founder #### Neil Larkens Director and Co-Founder Neil has over 20 years of experience in project management and solution implementations in the supply chain and logistics industry. Neil has been closely involved in the implementation of a number of Transport Management Systems across various industry groups. Neil’s primary role at Transnova is to lead the Solution Enablement team in solution design and implementation of client solutions. Neil is also responsible for product development and relationship management with key technology partners. Employee Close Icon #### Mpume Nkosi HR Director #### Mpume Nkosi Director Mpume is a director of Transnova and leads and oversees the development of new strategic commercial opportunities for both Transnova and the Letsema Group. She has worked across multiple business areas, ranging from operations management to sales strategy and customer success for organisations in Africa, Europe and the United States. Mpume graduated with a BA Hons in Political Science from Wesleyan University (US) and holds an international MBA from the IE Business School. Employee Close Icon #### Mo Malie Chief Technology Officer #### Mo Malie Chief Technology Officer Mo brings 20 years of IT and business leadership in both large-scale global business as well as mid-size environments across a mix of industries (FMCG, Logistics, Finance and Telecoms). Mo has been closely involved in process re-engineering and large systems rollouts both locally and internationally. Mo specializes in the delivery of complex, multi-functional, cross-enterprise solutions and is excited about the logistics integration and optimisation opportunities being driven by increasingly available connectivity, expanding adoption of open standards and the scale and flexibility offered by cloud computing.  Employee Close Icon #### Phila Mahintsho Group Executive: Finance #### Phila Mahintsho Group Executive: Finance Phila is a qualified Chartered Accountant and completed her Accounting Science degree and post-graduate Diploma in Accountancy at the University of Witwatersrand. She is currently completing her MBA at Wits Business School. Phila started her career at Mazars as a trainee accountant where she managed audits in different industries, both listed and unlisted companies. She then moved to manufacturing companies, Nissan, Otis Elevator Company, and Eaton. She has worked in different areas in finance, for different markets in Africa, and has been involved in expansion, transformation, and digitalisation projects in these organisations. Employee Close Icon #### Ahmed Abdool Group Executive: Supply Chain Advisory #### Ahmed Abdool Group Executive: Supply Chain Advisory  Ahmed is an astute Supply Chain and Finance Leader with over 30 years’ experience providing bespoke business solutions to blue chip companies within the FMCG & Telecoms sectors. He is a highly experienced supply chain leader and has spent most of his distinguished career at companies like Unilever developing solutions across the breadth of the supply chain, including manufacturing, operations, logistics, planning, control and analytics across the African continent. Currently managing the Telecoms and Consulting portfolios at Transnova, Ahmed has strong business acumen with deep insights into managed solutions that reduce complexities, costs and enhance revenue and profitability. Employee Close Icon ![Message from our CEO Image](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/Message%20from%20our%20CEO%20Image.png) ## Message from our CEO “At Transnova, we have been Customer-first since day one. We are a group of people who share the same values – a group with a deep drive to serve our customers first and foremost. We love solving our customers’ problems and finding solutions to their everyday issues and future challenges. We believe in turning these issues into opportunities for mutual benefit.”   **Eric Gower-Winter** **Ready to unlock the latent value in your supply chain?** [![Book a Discovery Call](https://hubspot-no-cache-eu1-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/25958800/interactive-113108212438.png)](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJeojvXvK98sLDa7HMmASSDsJ6Wq7uCbVN0pxjBT34DAVpss8HRtrX6s2mAMrijf0t2OGMH4vb2U43mVkHmxRGmVI0l%2Fs5GqcvoJ9KzdDXRg2BFqQ8nQ2wZMXrb%2FYEKGN1KgckJu96lxWpkvXUnsjRbNK2J5a80YWwANlWKRKevDh0G2uAoBMjEKqtfIqQZY2nA2vuAXnGHEJPi%2B6c3Me4RclsW1dsI3jjzYarkDzH%2FMg%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=113108212438&portalId=25958800&hsLang=en-gb) ![Transnova Logo](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/Transnova%20Logo.svg)   ![LinkedIn Social Icon](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/LinkedIn%20Social%20Icon.svg) ![YouTube Social Icon](https://connect.transnova.co.za/hubfs/YouTube%20Social%20Icon.svg)   #### Solutions - [Transport Management](https://connect.transnova.co.za/solutions/transport-management-systems-software) - [Supply Chain Optimisation](https://connect.transnova.co.za/solutions/supply-chain-optimisation) - [Inventory Optimisation](https://connect.transnova.co.za/solutions/inventory-optimisation-solutions) #### Platforms - [E2open](https://connect.transnova.co.za/platform/e2open-tsm) - [River Logic](https://connect.transnova.co.za/platform/river-logic-tsm) - [Netstock](https://connect.transnova.co.za/platform/netstock-tsm) #### Company - [About Transnova](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/who-we-are) - [Leadership](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/leadership) - [Careers](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company/careers) - [Contact Us](https://connect.transnova.co.za/contact/south-africa) #### Insights - [Company News](https://connect.transnova.co.za/company-news) - [Industry News](https://connect.transnova.co.za/en/industry-news) - [White Papers](https://connect.transnova.co.za/resources/white-papers) - [Case Studies](https://connect.transnova.co.za/case-study) - [Videos](https://connect.transnova.co.za/resources/videos) Blow the whistle on fraud and corruption. 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